3M Company (St. Paul, MN). 2024 revenue ~$32.7B. Diversified technology. Specialty chemicals: adhesives, sealants, fluoropolymers (PFAS legacy), abrasives. PFAS exit by 2025. Post-it, Scotchgard, Command. 80K employees.
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EA
The biocatalytic transamination step replaced a costly Rh-catalyzed step.
HC
Enzymatic resolution proved more cost-effective than chiral chromatography at scale.
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The siRNA GalNAc conjugate showed durable knockdown for over 6 months in vivo.
UI
Electrochemical oxidation replaced the hypervalent iodine reagent — greener and cheaper.